Darkness enveloped her mind No shadows formed; not a ray of light Filtering through, afterall. How could she see the path ahead In such a state, she wondered- Before succumbing to her bed. One year on, she’s risen from the ashes, Like a phoenix- reborn, alert, aware, She catches hope in dragonflies And grabs at smiles through fireflies The pattering rain, deafens her pain And the rainbow chases away her sighs. She’s more at peace, much calmer now. Hope seems to have journeyed somehow.